The Third Charm

I have no doubt about the casts. It was the reason I start to watch this drama. I satisfy for all the casts and roles. I love how the roles character are unique and unusual. No question. The music are also good and on point.

From the beginning until around half of it, the story was really interesting. It is fun, unusual and MATURE. But, I have to admit that the last 1/4 part were seems in a hustle. It makes the whole plot kinda messy. On the other hand, the problems in the story handled differently than we usually do or imagine but pretty realistic, and it is nice. The twists were good. I love how the scenes go. It is slow, calm and tranquil.

I personally think that I'm gonna rewatch this, because there are so many part of the story that were beautiful (happy or sad) that will be missed.

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After finishing every eps of the drama + reading comments about it, I suddenly feel like defending "The third charm".

It definitely has a meaning for me. The plot, no matter how frustrating and "unreal" ppl claimed it had been, tbh I believe it was realistic enough. After all you can't be so sure about life occasions, can you? Even irl someone can be such foolish , selfish, annoying, stubborn, quick-tempered and contradictory like the main characters in love. That's why I'm telling you gonna feel it so much if you experienced it before, like me :). If the writer meant to entangle us watcher's feeling, they succeeded on me. Cuz no matter how much I want a happy ending, in the end it really makes sense that the characters chose their path like that. I won't reveal more of the plot, but I guarantee they all make sense, just not in a comfortable way! Although I won't rewatch it, it was bc the drama didn't make me cry even a drop of tear, but cause me a lot of thinking, so...not touching, but irritating. Our cast did well enough, but I'm especially prasing Seo Kang Joon, the look in his eyes conveys so much, just... killed me every time! All in all, rather than hating the drama, I'd say sometimes a small dose of twisted feeling is fine.

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This was one of the slowest developing dramas I have watched completed in 16 episodes. I often complain about the 45 and 70 episode dragged out love stories because you usually can tell a truly romantic story within 24 episodes. What I disliked about this drama is the writer's attempt to keep a melancholy theme throughout. Dating was so unnatural for everyone involved in romantic encounters and I felt there was this weirdness feeling and not a feeling of reality that was evolving in an attempt to be artistic. The actors started out with strong lines and good material to deliver a challenging romantic story but in the middle of the story the writer began to scrape the barrel grating the viewers' nerves - many reported dropping the drama because it was so slow and never maturing to romance, only conflict. In the end, it was the feeling - well I've watched this far - might as well finish. When I finished it I asked myself - what did I just watch for 16 hours? The chemistry was "off" during the 2nd charm and we never saw the maturation of a third charm. I would not recommend this drama unless you just have nothing else to watch.

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I can't even explain what I was feeling right after I finished the last episode. It was overwhelming, disappointing, and confusing at the same time.

In this drama, we follow the unpredictable lives and interesting love story of Joon Young and Young Jae. The first half is adorable and swoon-worthy as it mostly focuses on the feelings of being in love for the first time and also the fights and make-ups in a relationship. I liked it because I have never understood how relationships work. Little did I know that everything is all about compromise. The second half blows my mind away as I didn't expect any of it. The drama suddenly changes its atmosphere from being romcom to melodrama and my heart is found in a ditch shredded into pieces. However, I notice that Young Jae always seems to be the one who faces hardships and struggles and Joon Young always ends up wandering every time they break up. I somehow wished the writer was fair in giving them hardships and recoveries from their broken hearts. I know it's for the sake of narration but it's just unfair on Young Jae's part. Nevertheless, everything is so realistic from the misunderstandings to the raw emotions of the characters.

The ending somehow felt right as Young Jae is still in the process healing and Joon Young might be confused about what he feels whether it's pity or love towards Young Jae. So I'm giving wishful thinking that after some time they will still end up being together.

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Exceptional acting

The story starts out like an entertaining romance that fizzles, then picks up steam as they reunite years later. As the story progresses things fall apart and the romance inexplicably comes to an end, with each going their separate ways. it is frustrating to watch as things take a dark turn. The male lead remains a lovable charter throughout the drama, but the female lead does not. Both lead characters do a fine job playing very emotional roles, but the male lead is really exceptional at emoting his pain and suffering. His emotions project to the audience and are palpable to the point that I found myself tearing up several times through numerous episodes. His performance is the reason I rated it higher than most others. Truth be told, I did not want the male lead to reunite with his first love.

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This kdrama got me hooked up on the first and second part. The actors have a very good chemistry. The story was light and appeared to be a romantic comedy. It made me smile, laugh and cry feeling all the love, the pain of breaking up and the joy of reconciling again. You can feel the sincerity of the main actor showing his deep love and feeling for the actress. I kinda got annoyed with the leading lady as there isn't much of a conflict, yet she always seemed so unhappy about everything. The story did not really established the rift between the two.

The 3rd part went down the hill completely. The story turned 180 degrees as if you are watching a new series. Secondary leading lady came in with a very poor acting. It surprised me that the hairstylist got married with the plastic surgeon when in 1st and 2nd part, it was said he wasn't the reason from breaking up with his boyfriend. Then the story got deeper and darker -- she lost her child and ended a divorcee and became miserable. Though the writer wanted to convey her gaining hope and strength in the end, but really, she just became more pathetic. Of course, since the story was not able to connect with the 1st and 2nd part, you expect that the ending will not end well for the 2. They both ended separate ways with their dream life opposite of what they wanted before.

I would not rewatch this series. I thought this will be as good as the Something in the Rain, but just like that series, they were able to capture the audience on the first and 2nd part, but totally failed in the end.

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i dont wanna write a long essay to convey how great this drama was and honestly i act dropped in the first phase. for u guys information this drama contains 3 phase.. and i dropped it at first phase kinda at 4th cuz i dont think that story line were going anywhere.. cuz id watched more than 500 dramas in more than 10 years so yeah haha.. but after a year i guess, i starting to watch it again just to give another shot and of course for uri kangjoon <3

I GLAD I DID THAT :) the 1st phase kinda plain for me but the 2nd & 3rd phase just blown me awayyy.. i dont expect any of it, its heartbreaking and beautiful at the same time.. i keep thinking that "myb all these turn up events could happen in my life in the future, we nvr know cuz life is unpredictable"

this drama tells u how 2 person who got completely diff characters loved each other and try to be together despite their differences.. they act tried for 3 times, but instead of the title THE THIRD CHARMS i think its better be THE THREE CHARMS.. it sounds similar but its totally diff isnt?

i dont wanna give any spoiler about what happened,, but again i rarely give reviews, just wanna give this drama a JUSTICE :) i do think ppl who dont enjoy this just because they think its romcom or very light-weight tags.. and suddenly got slapped with all the tear wrecking emotions and heavy plot (the unexpected plot during the 3rd phase)

plus: the osts are amayzingggg 100% i still heard them till now.. loved all of them but my fav are perhaps we by jo sung mo, hee jae by onestar and with the season by kim yeon ji <3

lastlyyy.. The Third Charms actually deserves sooo much love, sooo sad it didnt happen :')

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Very Dark And Metaphoric

i really believe the reviews and rating for the show is greatly exaggerated. this story shows growth through pain and in that way its very realistic! i love realism in dramas espicially romance ones. this show is NOT an fluffy romance, its an view of these two people life and their ups and downs. furthermore, i love how many metaphors and and symbolism this drama has. my favourite part was the message it gave of how you grow from your past experience to become an new version of yourself. its so true and i relate to that alot. one thing i didnt appreciate was the second pairings in the second half of the show. the woman he was going to marry was plain toxic and wanted to be the main character type of vibe. the man she married was too unstable for another marriage in my opinion. although this could of been easily avoided if the ml chased after the fl after their breakup, it shows life is truly unpredictable. i like the open ending but i would most definitely preferred if they got married as it would wrap the drama up nicely ! i would definitely reccomend this drama and i think you should give this an chance and watch it for its lessons and life teachings rather than an rom com

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I was very hesitant because of bad comments
But I guess I decided to watch it at the right time, because I like it. It’s not a typical happy end romantic drama. I guess some will find it very relatable, while others consider it not so good writing. I think this one is not for teens, as it is full of hard stuff like loosing your child, going through divorce or having a cancer….

Acting was excellent, which was expected considering the cast. My favourite actor with perfect eyes Seo Kang Joon. He just perfectly suits this charming nerdy guy, with a little bit tragic love story… and strong will)

The story shows different periods of life, hardships, like choosing your career at early age, when you are not sure what you want from life. Trying to build a career when you don’t have money. Searching for “true” love, when you don’t even know what it is. Being afraid of disappointing your parents and family, society and basically everyone around.

Someone said there is no character development. Well, I would disagree especially regarding ML. He was not a bad person to begin with, so there won’t be any villain to hero development. The development is more in how he becomes more mature. His dialogue with himself, from “I love you, and that should be enough for you” to “I hope you will be well even without me”. Letting go, when other person asks you, understanding yourself and accepting your feelings. Being a wholesome person when you are alone, and going your own way, instead of adjusting to someone. That was the development for me.

Regarding FL, I found her annoying sometimes. But again when watching this drama, I really could feel the dilemma between choosing what is right by you head or your heart. She had to go through a lot, and while I could relate to ML, happily I have never been through something she was through. In her storyline I really appreciated the depiction of divorce and her way though trauma. That is real life for a lot of people, but non-toxic divorce theme is not so popular with kdramas, which is frustrating because that is what happens in real life a lot, people just fall out of love.

In real life sometime life gets unexpected turns, people get hurt because of your actions, and you have to change your whole life. And this drama perfectly shows that you can love someone even if it hurts, and they are not “perfect” choice and you become more mature going through life hardships.

The ending is open. I usually hate open endings, because I like when stories are finished bad or good. However with this one… that seemed natural. And I am not sure if I want them to be together.
The ML can found someone more suitable for him. And FL… well she lost a child, and I don’t think she will be ready to get into serious relationship. They are just soulmates, who help each other live and that’s enough.

Overall I liked this drama, because it does not show the picture of “perfect” love story. And I would say for me the love story was not even the main story.
It is DEFINITELY not a watch for relaxing, and should be approached as something close to real life. And of course appreciating great acting skills and beautiful Seo Kang Joon.
Rewatch value for me is low because I don’t like rewatching “hard” dramas.

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For the first time in my korean-drama watcher life, I want main character to be separated in the end. The female lead is way too cruel to Joon Young. Meanwhile, Joon Young seems to be so in love with her. My heart is tearing apart when she dumped Joon Young for the second time, when Joon Young wanted to propose her. I know she has a reason, but really as a normal couple you both should solve some problem together not dumped each other. I don't know why, I just really hate the female character so much, 'cause she is so mean to Joon Young. She dumped him easily over a silly reasons that can be solved if they talked each other deeply. I think this drama is too unrealistic if the ended up together, because Joon Young really deserve better than someone who don't give an effort to save their relationship

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